 Category: Cancer
Category: Cancer >> Cancer<< previous page 1 2 3 4 5 next page >> by Donald Mckenzie Jr  [ 2007-09-07 ] Chlorination of water is considered by the public to be a crime against humanity. Recent scientific studies have proven that there is a specific link between chlorine and different types of cancer. This article will provide a deeper understanding to this study. by Donald Mckenzie Jr  [ 2007-09-07 ] Cancer is by far the most devastating disease known in the United States. Those who are diagnosed know the importance of proper nutrition. These are the 5 all important vitamins used to help keep cancer sufferers alive. by Tim Bock  [ 2007-09-07 ] Finding out that you are losing your hair can be rather disturbing. It can be scary when you see that comb that’s full of your hair. The sight of it might make you seek out desperate measures to fight it. by Tim Bock  [ 2007-09-05 ] Hair loss during chemotherapy treatments is almost an inevitable. If treatments go on long enough, the likelihood of you losing your hair is greater than the likelihood of you not losing your hair, and unfortunately that is something that just happens to be accepted. by Bob Taylor Taylor  [ 2007-08-30 ] Brest cancer is the most common cancer among women.
Usually, the body creates healthy, normal cells, but if a cell changes into an abnormal, harmful form, it can divide quickly and making many copies of itsel, a tumor, abnormal body cells form a lump.
If you are a woman and live an otherwise full and healthy life, there is about a 15% chance you’ll develop breast cancer by the age of 90.
by Smith Chen  [ 2007-08-22 ] Brighan staging system, on the other hand, determines whether the Mesothelioma can be surgically removed or not and whether the lymph nodes are affected or not. In stage I Mesothelioma, the lymph nodes are not yet affected and the patient can still recover through surgery. by Juliet Cohen  [ 2007-08-21 ] Breast cancer is a cancer of the glandular breast tissue. Breast cancer affects one in eight women during their lives. by Juliet Cohen  [ 2007-08-21 ] Cervical cancer is a malignant cancer of the cervix. Cervical cancer is cancer that starts in the cervix, the lower part of the uterus (womb) that opens at the top. by Juliet Cohen  [ 2007-08-21 ] Colon Cancer also known Colorectal cancer. Colon cancer 2nd most deaths for cancers in the US. Colon cancer is cancer that starts in the large intestine (colon) or the rectum (end of the colon). by Juliet Cohen  [ 2007-08-21 ] Skin cancer is the most common form of human cancer. Skin cancer is the most common form of cancer in the United States. by Steve Madigan  [ 2007-08-14 ] This article talks about an awful disease called mesothelioma. There have been many cases and mesothelioma attorneys can help you get what you deserve. by Sean Domenic  [ 2007-08-09 ] There are several ways of giving radiation dosage to a cancerous tumor. The most common method is to deliver the required dosage from an external beam of radiation produced outside the body. In this case the source of radiation beam is located 80-100 cm from the body of the person receiving radiation. Sometimes placing the source of radiation within the tumor might have advantages over delivering radiation from an external source. This method of delivering required radiation from an internal source embedded within the tumor is called brachytherapy. by Sean Domenic  [ 2007-07-31 ] There are several strategies that might be effectively used to
prevent the development of prostate cancer. Some of these strategies are
more promising than other ones and only more work and research would
ultimately show us, which of these strategies are better and if so if these
strategies could be used in combination. by Alex Goddie [ 2007-07-27 ] Cancer develops as a result of abnormal cell reproduction. Like normal cells cancer cells also reproduce by dividing. by Ray Collins Collins [ 2007-07-25 ] How Red Clover and Garlic could help protect you from the 21st Century’s biggest killer by Sean Domenic  [ 2007-07-25 ] Colorectal cancer is a major health concern and public health problem in
most of the Western countries despite widespread use of screening technique
to detect early stages of this disease. In the United States alone more than
148,000 people are diagnosed with colorectal cancer each year. Over 55,000
deaths occur in the United States due to colorectal cancer. Colon cancer is
a very common disease and it is the third most common type of cancer in both
sexes. In men it ranks third after prostate and lung cancer and in women
after lung and breast cancer. Colorectal cancer ranks second after lung
cancer in terms of number of deaths from cancer. by nasrat star [ 2007-07-23 ] list of questions to ask your doctor on prostate cancer treatment by Tim Bock  [ 2007-07-19 ] In chemotherapy treatment the entire body is affected in one way or another. Unfortunately a side effect of this treatment is hair loss by isaac chun [ 2007-07-09 ] Removing the cancer through surgery is the most common treatment for uterine cancer. The standard therapy is hysterectomy. It is a major operation and you can't get pregnant after your uterus is removed so you should be very well informed, but surgery is usually the only way to eliminate the cancer.
The doctor will only be sure of the exact stage of your cancer after the surgery because he can have a good look at your organs only when he opens you up! by sacha tarkovsky  [ 2007-07-08 ] Prostate cancer is classified as an adenocarcinoma, or glandular cancer, that begins when normal semen-secreting prostate gland cells mutate into cancer cells.
The symptoms or conventional treatment of prostate cancer will not be discussed here, as they are well documented, and a great deal of research has been underway for a long time.
Rather, our discussion is first of all the mutation of the normal prostate cells, and then, a restoration without mutation of new cells, letting the body’s immune system clear away the cancer. by Darren McCowan [ 2007-07-02 ] This article is about the dangers of asbestos and the use of the control of asbestos regulations. by Jeff Kimball  [ 2007-06-28 ] Lymphoma can change your life and the loved ones
around you use the Lymphoma Information Portal to
help you deal and adjust to living with cancer,
visit now. by Rudy Silva  [ 2007-06-11 ] Your stomach knows how to prevent stomach cancer. If you go against your stomach’s natural function of maintaining a strong stomach acid level, you open yourself to other diseases including stomach cancer. Learn what you need to do to keep healthy when you are trying to solve your acid reflux issue. by Jon Stout  [ 2007-06-04 ] Cancer remains a number-one killer in countries around the world. Therefore, it should come as little surprise that medical researchers are exploring new avenues in an effort to find ways to attack cancer.
by Jon Stout  [ 2007-06-03 ] One of the best remedies for cancer may be as close as your nearest tea cup. by Jon Stout  [ 2007-06-02 ] Cancer is a complex, devastating illness which is responsible for the deaths of millions of people each year. by Jon Stout  [ 2007-06-01 ] When diagnosed with breast cancer, many people feel helpless and out of control. by Jon Stout  [ 2007-06-01 ] Women today are more concerned than ever about preventing breast cancer. by Jon Stout  [ 2007-06-01 ] One of the most important discoveries resulting from the many years of cancer research is the indication that there may be several natural ways to prevent cance by Dr. Randy Wysong [ 2007-06-01 ] It is assumed that cancer will be vanquished by the march of science and research. But the evidence shows that modernity is the cause, not the cure. The cancer answer lies within everyone's grasp right now. by Jon Stout  [ 2007-06-01 ] Throughout the world, cancer remains a leading cause of death. All told, more than six million people around the globe die of the disease each year. Cancer has become a particular concern in China, where the mortality rate from the disease has been on the rise. by Dr. Randy Wysong [ 2007-06-01 ] In spite of billions spent on research, cancer continues to grow as a threat to health and life. Pharmaceutical companies and other special interests groom data to give the impression of progress. In the end, the answer lies in our hands with simple lifestyle changes. by Dr. Randy Wysong [ 2007-06-01 ] In spite of billions of dollars in research and treatment, cancer has far greater incidence today then at the turn of the century. The answer is not more money but better thinking. by Patricia Hughes [ 2007-05-28 ] Companies have known the risk of asbestos since 1918 and have covered it up or done nothing to reduce the risk to their employees. by Juliet Cohen  [ 2007-05-26 ] Cancer may affect people at all ages, but risk tends to increase with age. There are many types of cancer. Most cancers are named for where they start. For example, lung cancer starts in the lung, and breast cancer starts in the breast. The spread of cancer from one part of the body to another is called metastasis. by Juliet Cohen  [ 2007-05-26 ] Breast cancer is a malignant (cancerous) growth that begins in the tissues of the breast. Over the course of a lifetime, one in eight women will be diagnosed with breast cancer. by Patricia Hughes [ 2007-05-25 ] The legal rights for someone diagnosed with mesothelioma cancer. by Patricia Hughes [ 2007-05-25 ] Mesothelioma is caused by breathing or ingesting asbestos fibers. by Juliet Cohen  [ 2007-05-22 ] Lung cancer is the malignant transformation and expansion of lung tissue, and is the most lethal of all cancers worldwide, responsible for 1.2 million deaths annually. by Juliet Cohen  [ 2007-05-22 ] The liver is the largest internal organ in the body. It is also known as primary liver cancer or hepatoma and hepatocellular carcinoma is a cancer arising from the liver. by Juliet Cohen  [ 2007-05-22 ] Kidneys are part of the urinary tract. The kidneys are two bean-shaped organs about the same size as a fist. They are located near the middle of the back, one on either side of the spine. Urine collects in a hollow space (renal pelvis) in the middle of each kidney. by Juliet Cohen  [ 2007-05-22 ] Blood is a parts of the body. Blood has different components sch as red blood cells, white blood cells, platelets and plasma. The red blood cells (rbc), platelets also called monocytes because it is belong to the “myeloid” group and other white blood cells belong to the “lymphoid” group. by Caroline J. Cederquist, M.D. Cederquist, M.D.  [ 2007-05-14 ] Breast cancer is a growing risk for both men and women, and it’s a cancer for which the obesity link has been clearly established. Fat produces excess estrogen; excess estrogen produces breast cancer. And in the reverse, weight loss reduces cancer risk. The data are clear, but it doesn’t make the task any easier. What does make it easier, and more successful, is professional help-—-and the sooner the better. by Sven Ullmann  [ 2007-05-05 ] Kidney cancer is a type of cancer that effects your kidneys, which are located behind your stomach, in your lower back just below your ribs. There are two of them and they are each about the size of your fist. by Hemant Yagnick, M.D. [ 2007-04-29 ] Patients with advanced cancer often have pain as their chief complaint. Although advances in cancer treatment have lengthened survival among cancer patients, cancer pain remains under treated in patients. It has been estimated that 25% of all cancer patients who die, do so without adequate pain relief, despite the fact that the tools for adequate pain control are available. by Sven Ullmann  [ 2007-04-05 ] The surgical procedure to remove the bladder is known as a cystectomy and is usually performed as a result of cancer of the bladder. by Sebastian Palmer [ 2007-04-01 ] Surgical procedures Your surgeon removes the part of your colon that contains the cancer, along with a margin of normal tissue on either side of the cancer to help ensure that no cancer is left behind. by Sven Ullmann  [ 2007-03-28 ] More and more people are surviving cancer than ever before. cancer is no longer the death sentence it once was. Cancer treatments in the past were sometimes drastic and devastating. by louise forrest  [ 2007-03-27 ] If you have read a newspaper or listened to the news over the last few years, then you will know that there are always constant warnings telling us to protect our skin against skin cancer. Whilst many people do listen to these warnings, there are still a shocking amount of people who still ignore them. by louise forrest  [ 2007-03-27 ] Skin cancer is something we are all well aware of. The dangers are constantly around us, and we are led to believe that the only way we can possibly get skin cancer, is if we expose our skin to too much sunlight without wearing protection. |